Lot 663 · Post War / Contemporary Art
The Emancipation Approximation (Scene No. 18, Cotton Sock), 1999/2000
Kara Walker · Silkscreen in colors
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- Estimate
- €5,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $6,821–$6,821
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Ketterer Kunst — Post War / Contemporary Art, Munich · 7 June 2014
- Dimensions
- 111 x 86 cm (43,7 x 33,8 in)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2581694
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-2581694 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2581694
Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (Scene No. 18, Cotton Sock), 1999/2000. Ketterer Kunst, 7 Jun 2014, lot 663. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2581694.
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Kara Walker, The Emancipation Approximation (Scene No. 18, Cotton Sock), 1999/2000. Ketterer Kunst, 7 Jun 2014, lot 663. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2581694.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Nagel, 1989 | Günther Uecker | €7,000–€7,000 | |
| Look and see, 2010 | Evan Gruzis | €3,000–€3,000 | |
| Hommage à Fontana I, 1962 | Günther Uecker | €200,000–€200,000 | |
| Mo, 1954 | Willi Baumeister | €300,000–€300,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1959 | Lucio Fontana | €500,000–€500,000 | |
| Irisch Blau, 1964 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | €250,000–€250,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Walker | Emancipation Approximation: Scene 15 | $8,288 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
| Kara Walker | I'll be a Monkey's Uncle | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Kara Walker | Pack-Mules in the Mountains (from the Harper's Pictorial His | Rago, Oct 2024 | ||
| Kara Walker | Excerpt | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Kara Walker | Emancipation Approximation: Scene 9 | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Kara Walker | The Bush; Skinny; and De-boning | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Kara Walker | Snared | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Kara Walker | Say Uncle | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.